Aim The aim of this study is to investigate the activity participants’ opinions on Kilimanjaro Aids Control Associations’ (KACA) work in combating HIV/AIDS in Moshi, Tanzania, and to examine what they have learnt from participating KACA’s activities. The authors also examined whether the participants thought the activity has influenced on their behaviour. Method The study is an explorative qualitative study with semi-structured interviews. The respondents (20) were purposively selected in order to get balanced representation. Results The majority of respondents were very grateful after being in contact with KACA. According to some of the respondents, KACA supplies needy people with financial as well as mental support. Many of the respondents have been passing on their new knowledge about HIV/AIDS to others, and claimed that they have changed their behaviour. Conclusion Our findings were that the majority of our respondents had positive experiences about KACA’s role in combating HIV/AIDS in the Kilimanjaro area. Almost every respondent claimed they had got new knowledge about HIV/AIDS. The new knowledge led to reduced risk taking behaviour, which we believe can reduce the spread of HIV. Since this study contains 20 respondents, the results can not be generalized.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:uu-112866 |
| Date | January 2010 |
| Creators | Persson, Stina, Lundqvist, Olof |
| Publisher | Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för folkhälso- och vårdvetenskap, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för folkhälso- och vårdvetenskap |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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